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- Kelly C. Rice
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6245
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- Kenneth W. Bayles
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6245
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<jats:sec> <jats:title>SUMMARY</jats:title> <jats:p>Although the phenomenon of bacterial cell death and lysis has been studied for over 100 years, the contribution of these important processes to bacterial physiology and development has only recently been recognized. Contemporary study of cell death and lysis in a number of different bacteria has revealed that these processes, once thought of as being passive and unregulated, are actually governed by highly complex regulatory systems. An emerging paradigm in this field suggests that, analogous to programmed cell death in eukaryotes, regulated cell death and lysis in bacteria play an important role in both developmental processes, such as competence and biofilm development, and the elimination of damaged cells, such as those irreversibly injured by environmental or antibiotic stress. Further study in this exciting field of bacterial research may provide new insight into the potential evolutionary link between control of cell death in bacteria and programmed cell death (apoptosis) in eukaryotes.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 72 (1), 85-109, 2008-03
American Society for Microbiology